WPC–AEW Clash: Who Shapes Africa’s Energy Future?

WPC–AEW Clash: Who Shapes Africa’s Energy Future?

Behind the fight over conference dates lies a much larger contest over energy poverty, climate policy, investment and whether Africa will determine its own path to industrialisation. The dispute between the WPC Energy Congress and African Energy Week is beginning to look like something much bigger than a fight over five days in October. At its surface, the controversy is straightforward. The 25th WPC Energy Congress will take place in Riyadh fro…